South African milk tart

Cream sugar and butter together. Add egg mix. Add flour, baking powder and salt. Make into a dough ball and leave in the fridge for ½ an hour. Press dough into two pie plates. (Spring form is easier) Bake blind for 15mins in oven until light brown. Cool.

For the filling

Ingredients

1 Litre milk

1 tsp Salt

1/3 cup flour

1/3 cup corn flour

1 cup sugar

3 eggs

1 Tbsp vanilla

1 tsp almond essence

2 Tbsp butter

Method

Heat milk and salt in pan.

Beat together flour, corn flour, sugar and 3 eggs.

Add slowly to the heated milk stirring all the time until thick.

Add vanilla and almond essence and lastly beat in the butter – almond essence adds a unique and delicious flavour.

Pour into prepared crusts and allow to cool.

Sprinkle with cinnamon and serve at room temperature or slightly chilled.